Yoso nomi ni kimi o aimite yūdatami tamuke no yama o asu ka koeinamu

外のみに君を相見て木綿畳
手向けの山を明日か越え去なむ

Roma-ji: Yoso nomi ni kimi o aimite yūdatami tamuke no yama o asu ka koeinamu
English Translation: Only from afar
have I looked upon you, and
the offering hill,
where folded cloth is laid,
must I cross tomorrow and go
Meaning: I have only seen you from afar, and tomorrow must I cross the pass where offerings of folded cloth are made and go away?
Commentary: Book Twelve Thoughts Arising on Journeys 3151

Headnote continued from the preceding poem: "Thoughts Arising on Journeys"
The poet laments having only seen the beloved from afar and having to cross the pass and leave tomorrow. It speaks of the loneliness of parting from someone who caught one's heart on the journey without exchanging a word.
The poet is unknown. Book Twelve, titled the second part of "Love Poems Exchanged Old and New," gathers love poems by people whose names have not come down to us, arranged by category.

Line one, "yoso nomi ni," means "only from afar," the same opening as poem 3001 in this book.
Line two, "kimi o aimite," means "seeing you."
Line three, "yūdatami," folded mulberry cloth offered to the gods, is a pillow word for "tamuke," offering. Poem 3070 in this book uses the same pillow word.
Line four, "tamuke no yama o," means "the pass where offerings are made" to the god of the slope.
Line five, "asu ka koeinamu," means "must I cross tomorrow and go?", a hypermetric line of eight syllables.
Author: Unknown
Source: Manyoshu
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